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Sign Up Now: Saturday Science Series for High School Students in April

High school students across the country are invited to participate in a series of free online workshops in April.

The Saturday Science Series will explore the science behind the current South Pole Telescope (SPT), and the new CMB-S4 Experiment, which is a cosmological research project that uses 21 telescopes to survey the microwave sky over a seven-year period with the goal of unlocking secrets in cosmology, fundamental physics, astrophysics and astronomy.

How Irvine Residents Can Participate in City Council Meetings

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public is not allowed to physically attend City Council meetings. However, residents can still express their opinions during the Public Comments portions of each Council meeting via Zoom (audio only) or by calling in.

For many people, the most comfortable way to take part in a Council meeting is to watch it on TV and then use a phone to call in to the meeting to speak.

Irvine Teen Builds a Portable Privacy Cart to Help the Homeless

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck last year and we all were ordered to stay home, Woodbridge High School senior, Jordan Szigeti-Larenne, started thinking about Orange County’s growing homeless population.

While the rest of us have spent nearly a year complaining about being stuck at home, Jordan has been focused on helping those who have no home. Jordan’s mission is to create something that provides dignity, protection, and privacy.

Irvine-Based Product Design Company, Esino Donates Masks & PPE Products

During the last three months of 2020, the Irvine-based product design company, Esino, donated 10,400 masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) products to support frontline workers.

Even though the pandemic has hurt our local businesses, companies like Esino are continuing to do their part to make sure frontline workers have the products they need to do their job and stay safe.

With Ample Reserves, Isn’t It Time for the City of Irvine to Do More to Help Its Residents & Local Businesses?

Good fiscal management has resulted in the City of Irvine building up operational reserves to $100 million — roughly $50 million in an Asset Management Reserve Fund and another $50 million in a Contingency “Rainy Day” Reserve Fund.

Although accumulating these reserves is laudatory, the City’s reluctance to deploy the reserves to alleviate hardships caused by a global pandemic is troubling.

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Author: ICNV Staff

Sign Up Now: Saturday Science Series for High School Students in April

How Irvine Residents Can Participate in City Council Meetings

Irvine Teen Builds a Portable Privacy Cart to Help the Homeless

Irvine-Based Product Design Company, Esino Donates Masks & PPE Products

With Ample Reserves, Isn’t It Time for the City of Irvine to Do More to Help Its Residents & Local Businesses?

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